Deadline: 30 January 2017
Nominations are open for 2017 Hillman Prizes by Sidney Hillman Foundation to honor investigative journalism and commentary in service of the common good.
Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honored journalists, writers and public figures that pursue investigative journalism and public policy in service of the common good. Sidney Hillman was the founding president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, a predecessor union of Workers United, SEIU. Sidney Hillman, an architect of the New Deal, fought to build a vibrant union movement extending beyond the shop floor to all aspects of working people’s lives.
Prize Categories
- Book (bound volumes and ebooks)
- Newspaper Journalism (story or series/in print or online)
- Magazine Journalism (story or series/in print or online)
- Broadcast Journalism (story/series/documentary at least 20 minutes in total package length that has aired on television or radio)
- Web Journalism (story/series that did not appear in print) Open to blogs, photojournalism, and other multimedia projects as well as text.
- Opinion & Analysis Journalism (any medium) includes all types of advocacy, opinion, commentary and analysis, normally short-form and/or frequent, regardless of medium. Open to newspaper and magazine columnists, TV and radio presenters, podcasters, blogs, and bloggers.
Benefits
Winners are awarded travel to New York City to receive a $5,000 prize and a certificate at awards ceremony.
Eligibility Criteria
- The contest is open to journalists and subjects globally, although the content must have been published in Canada and made widely available to a Canadian audience. Self-published work is not eligible.
- There is no fee to enter.
How to Apply
- Applicants must include the following information in letter:
- Date the entry was published
- Title of the entry
- Publication/outlet name
- Job titles for all contributors
- Applications must be submitted via postal mail at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: United States and Canada.
For more information, please visit Hillman Prize.